Anacithara conata
Anacithara conata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
| Anacithara conata | |
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| Original image of a shell of Anacithara conata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Anacithara |
| Species: | A. conata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anacithara conata (Hedley, 1909) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mangelia naufraga conata Hedley, 1909 | |
Description
(Original description) The shell is shorter and broader than Anacithara naufraga (Hedley, 1909). Its color is pale brown with a chocolate peripheral band.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.
References
- WoRMS (2015). Anacithara conata (Hedley, 1909). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435261 on 2016-12-19
- Ch. Hedley (1909), Mollusca from the Hope Islands, north Queensland; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 34 p. 458
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